Knock Your Tech Out of the Park This Spring

Ready to shake off that winter season slumber? Here to help is our 'wake-up edition' of rejuvenating announcements and brisk updates to add extra vigor, vitality, and enthusiasm to your upcoming hi-tech initiatives.

Microsoft HoloLens: Holo, World! The Future Is Now

Microsoft is disrupting the technology industry once again with yet another groundbreaking novelty — the Windows 10-powered HoloLens AR headset. Packed with space-age technology featuring high definition lenses, spatial sound, movement sensors, and custom-built silicon, the solution is set to redefine the way things are done across such industries as design, health, education, and media, to name a few. Softeq is a confirmed early-bird developer to receive the HoloLens Developer Edition in the first wave of deliveries and we're waiting for the priceless parcel to arrive at our Houston office in April! We're thrilled for the opportunity to leverage our hands-on knowledge and skills in Augmented Reality, Windows 10, Unity middleware tools, and hardware design to help you be among the first to test the waters of holographic enhanced experiences.

Real-time Pulse of Innovation at CES and MWC 2016

Did you happen to miss this year’s Consumer Electronics Show or Mobile World Congress — the top global stages for introducing next-gen innovations across the business thriving on consumer electronics and mobile technologies? No worries! We've summed up our first-hand impressions of the most stunning and exciting high-profile product debuts that struck our imagination during both shows, as well as put to scrutiny the trends surfaced in the tech domains. Besides soaking up the latest and greatest the industry had to reveal, Softeq also attended to extend support to our partners showcasing the technology we helped deliver.

Addition in the Softeq Team: Meet Joel Carter

Spring came early to Softeq as a powerful injection of industry know-how, entrepreneurship, and drive with the addition of Joel Carter, electronics industry veteran. Having joined the company in the position of VP of Business Development, Joel will spearhead the IoT and wearables practice at Softeq, contributing his wealth of in-the-trenches experience in consumer electronics product development and marketing. Expanding our footprint in Canada, Latin America, and Asia Pacific is on the agenda as well.

Latest Solution Releases

Microsoft Certified Virtual Button Driver for Convertible Laptop PCs

Who: A global semiconductor company.

What: A virtual button driver. Designed to be installed on brand-new laptops with a 360° hinge, the program enables added user convenience in toggling the screen orientation. The driver is certified by Microsoft for Windows and is now available in the Windows Update Catalog.

Use Case: A new line of laptop computers built using hardware components of the customer.

Higher Employee Productivity through Informed Decision-making While on the Go

Use Case: The survey app is designed to assist planners, engineers and maintenance personnel in identifying a recommended coating system during a facility inspection to maximize the asset’s life, while minimizing costs.

Who: An entertainment corporation with a worldwide network of theme parks and vacation resorts.

What: Upgrade of an audio description, assistive listening, and captioning enabled device by porting its core software to Android OS.

Use Case: The revamped solution allows for convenient on-demand configuration, supporting FM-based content streaming along with IR/GPS content triggering; UI and content delivery in several foreign languages, including Asian languages; as well as IR, GPS, Battery, LED, FM, and Charging Dock emulation, to enable application testing on non-production devices. The mobile application is supported by a desktop application, which works as a content authoring tool, providing caption content creation and editing. The complete solution affords a truly immersive visitor experience across the client’s global entertainment locations.

A Cross-platform C++ Library for a Desktop App

Who: A leading sports and action camera manufacturer.

What: A cross-platform library underlying the functionality of a Windows/MAC based desktop app operating with a sports and action camera produced by the client.

Use Case: Implemented as a C++ library compatible with the customer’s API, the solution performs a background upload of media files to a user account on Facebook or YouTube, while displaying the upload progress with the possibility to cancel or pause data transfer.

Time to Innovate

These are just some glimpses of how we at Softeq have been preparing for new technology initiatives across the most leading and trending tech domains. Ready to embrace change? Let’s team up! Augmented and Virtual Reality, Internet of Things, Wearables, Mobile, Web, Desktop — whichever area you’re aiming for, we’re here to help you spring your bold ideas into action.